Your price is off if no one has looked at it. Steve
On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 8:54 AM Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jake > > > > One thing I have noticed over the years is that some boat models have a > very specific following. What I think really helps is when someone who > specifically wants a C&C 35-3 to be matched up with your ad listing. By > this I mean when I Google “C&C 35”, “C&C 35-3” or similar a link to your > boat is in the first two to three pages in the search results. > > > > List it in a LOT of places. If possible build your own web site or blog > that shows your boat and the features and improvements that make it more > desirable than similar models and had lots of pictures of these. For an > example if Ronan was for sale (and refitted completed) anyone who had been > following or found the blog would know that it was a great example of a C&C > 37. > > > > I have always had a web site for our boats. Initially our Niagara 26 had > a site that was hosted as part of our Cable/Internet package (for free). > When it was time to sell we modified the web site a little bit but kept all > the project links, etc .. and we listed on Kijiji with a link to the web > site. I listed it in more areas than just Halifax as well. Full Tilt 2 > sold in November and was listed in August. The people that bought the boat > were specifically looking for a Niagara 26 and were considering three (one > in Montreal, ours in Nova Scotia and a third elsewhere in Quebec). Ours > was the most expensive but had more of the features they wanted. > > > > Our next boat was a J/27. From the start it also had its own web site and > was well known to the J/27 community because of the J/27 owners group, the > J/27 Wiki pages links to projects on this web site and other. Googling > J/27 for sale would put this in the top two pages of results. We were > lucky that the Oakville J/27 fleet was growing at that time as well and was > also promoting J/27s. I listed on Kijiji and with my broker. It sold in > less than two weeks and immediately after sold to a buyer from Oakville, > Ontario I had another buyer who wanted it in Philadelphia and a third > interested person that I can no longer remember. All specifically wanted a > J/27 and Nut Case was a very well known J/27. The buyer of the 27 > contacted me directly and we worked out the deal and then the purchase was > made through our broker as had been agreed. > > > > As much exposure as you can get is what helps. We all love our boats and > we have all made specific upgrades / maintenance that should be highlighted > to make our individual boat stand out. > > > > If I were to be interested in your boat it would be because I wanted a C&C > 35-III and not a Landfall 38. Both are good boats but the 35-III is a very > good performing boat and one that I remember from when the model was new > and they had the Labatt’s Challenge in Canada. > > > > We are now on our 4th boat. Persistence. It too has its own web page but > the hosting is no longer free. I believe is $2.99 / month via Blue Host. > The link is below. Sadly our season has just ended and the mast comes down > for the season today > > > > Anyway … > > > > Mike Hoyt > > Persistence > > 1987 Frers 33 #16 > > Halifax, Nova Scotia > > www.hoytsailing.com > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* CnC-List <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Jake > Brodersen via CnC-List > *Sent:* October 20, 2019 11:11 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Stus-List Boat Selling Tips > > > > *Hi guys,* > > *I’ve been lurking for quite some time, but still have an interest for > this great group. Having purchased a larger cruising boat last year > (Bavaria 44), I have tried for over a year to sell my 1986 C&C Mk-III. I > initially tried to sell it myself. I listed it on Craigslist, advertised > on the FSBO web site (for sale by owner), and spread the word through my > local sailors.* > > *When summer turned to fall and no action, I enlisted a reputable local > broker to list my boat. After listing it on Yacht World for over a year, > we have yet to have a single buyer interested enough to even come take a > look at it. * > > *The boat is well equipped for racing and cruising and comes with a ton of > equipment. I’ve dropped the price over $10K and still no interest. What > does it take to sell a boat these days? Any suggestions would be > appreciated.* > > *Thanks,* > > *Jake Brodersen* > > *1986 C&C 35 Mk-III* > > *“Midnight Mistress”* > > *Hampton VA* > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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